COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on grants and direct actions Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND TO THE COUNCIL on the implementation of  Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU initiative, co-financing, common agricultural policy, dissemination of EU information, public awareness campaign

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 17.12.2019  SWD(2019) 438 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on grants and direct actions  Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND TO THE COUNCIL    on the implementation of  Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy     {COM(2019) 634 final}  
 
 
Table of Contents 

1 - GRANTS APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 2 

2 – GRANTS AWARDED ON 2017 BUDGET .............................................................................................. 3 

3 – GRANTS AWARDED ON 2018 BUDGET .............................................................................................. 4 

4 - DIRECT ACTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 6 

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1 - GRANTS APPLICATIONS 

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Applicant 

Title of the proposal 

RFI-FMM-F24-MCD 

La PAC pour tous les cityoyens 

Country 

Amount committed (€)  % of co-financing 

EUROSOC#DIGITAL 

Hoferichter & Jacobs 
Coldiretti 

EURACTIV 

ANSA 

RTV Slovenija (RADIOTELEVIZIJA 
SLOVENIJA, public broadcaster) 

Doc Servizi 

Opinion and Action 
Actividades Digital Media (ADM) 
– Lavanguardia 
Groupe La Dépêche du Midi 

Economedia 

Studio Twelve 

Iniziative Editoriali 

GAIA 

AGRI AWARE 

2 – GRANTS AWARDED ON 2017 BUDGET 

List of grants awarded under the 2017 Budget year on budget line 05.0806 

Viele Perspektiven - eine Politik: die GAP 
zwischen gesellschafliche, ökologischen une 
wirtschaftlichen Interessen 
So lebt das Land in Zahlen 
Terr@Informa 
Do we take the CAP for granted? The 
Contribution of the CAP to Europe's Quality of 
Life 
Blowing in the field: the CAP support for 
sustainable growth and jobs 

City 
Issy-les-
Moulineaux 

Berlin 

Berlin 
Roma 

France 

381.741,00 

Germany 

132.826,16 

Germany 
Italy 

164.556,36 
121.447,55 

London 

United Kingdom 

453.763,53 

Roma 

Italy 

217.261,00 

The Young Farmers Engine for the CAP2020 

Ljubljana 

Slovenia 

156.954,26 

SHOW CAP. Innovative communication for 
young people 
CAP it ALL off! 

Future EU fields 

"ALOE": Agriculture Link Occitani-Europe 
AHEAD FOR CAP - awareness raising campaign 
for CAP 
Support for information measures relating to 
the CAP for 2017 
NEW FARMERS. The CAP and the challenges of 
European agriculture - Edition 2017 
Support for information measures relating to 
the CAP for 2017 
My land, your land - Ireland 

Verona 

Nikosia 

Barcelona 

Toulouse 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Spain 

France 

Sofia 

Bulgaria 

137.299,58 

115.702,30 

173.966,66 

432.990,20 

151.195,55 

Bucharest 

Romania 

72.286,30 

Rimini 

Italy 

79.512,06 

Marousi 

Dublin 

Greece 

Ireland 

436.706,00 

448.593,01 

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60% 

60% 

60% 
60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

 
 
 
 
3 – GRANTS AWARDED ON 2018 BUDGET 

List of grants awarded under the 2018 Budget year on budget line 05.0806 

Title of the proposal 

Parlez-vous PAC? 

City 

Paris 

Country 

Amount committed (€)  % of co-financing 

France 

117.270,10 

60% 

Applicant 
Fédération Française des Maisons 
de l'Europe 
Associazione Nazionale delle 
Bonifiche delle Irrigazioni e dei 
miglioramenti fondiari detta 
anche associazione nazionale 
consorzi gestione e tutela del 
territorio e acque irrigue 

France Médias Monde 

EURACTIV.com PLC 

Kyoto Club 
EUROSOC DIGITAL gGmbH 

Harghita County Council 

CAP 2014-2020: the contribute of irrigated 
agriculture to the development of rural areas, 
agri-food enterprises and the sustainable use 
of natural resources 

LA PAC: hier, aujourd'hui et demain 
How the CAP contributes to agricultural and 
rural regeneration 
CAPsizing - For climate resilience 
FutureLab#EU on Food and Farming in Europe 
CAPTION - CAP Information Measures for 
Sustainable Food Chain 

Discovering tomorrow's Farm Leaders 
The CAP IT IS A-CHANGIN': Information 
Campaign on the CAP in Italy 

More than farming 
Citizen's CAP - urban & rural food stories 

The Agricultural Awareness Trust  Many hats, one CAP 
STRATEGMA Agency Ltd 
Agenzia ANSA -Agenzia Nazionale 
Stampa Associata - Società 
Cooperativa 
La Vanguardia Ediciones S.L.U. 1 
Friends of the Earth Europe 
Bulgarian Association of 
Agricultural Producers 
CITYNEWS S.p.A. 
Confédération Paysanne 
Nationale 
AgriGate Media Ltd 
Hrvatska poljoprivredna korona 
Economia a.s. 

CAP - HOT SPOT 
AgroFood.Today 
La PAC: trait d'Union entre paysan.nes et 
citoyen.nes 
CAP works for us! 
CAP for you 
Czech Agriculture in Transition: What has the 

Roma 

Italy 

239.973,90 

60% 

Issy-Les-
Moulineaux 

France 

379.251,49 

London 

United Kingdom 

451.415,18 

Roma 
Berlin 
Miercurea 
Ciuc 
Dublin 
Sofia 

Italy 
Germany 

Romania 

Ireland 
Bulgaria 

80.184,26 
112.225,00 

145.159,00 

460.605,37 
84.700,86 

Roma 

Italy 

244.070,28 

Barcelona 
Brussels 

Sofia 

Napoli 

Bagnolet 

Sofia 
Zagreb 
Praha 

Spain 
Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Italy 

France 

Bulgaria 
Croatia 
Czech Republic 

151.178,24 
314.674,92 

178.079,00 

235.252,00 

131.241,00 

126.027,00 
54.378,80 
202.048,00 

60% 

60% 

60% 
60% 

60% 

60% 
60% 

60% 

60% 
60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 

60% 
60% 
60% 

1 Actividades Digital Media, S.L.U. has been replaced by La Vanguardia Ediciones, S.L.U. (Amendment of the Grant Agreement  number AGRI-2018-0212, Ares (2019)2465780 -08/04/2019)  

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Natuurpunt vzw 

Initiative Editoriali SRL 

EU membership brought Czech agriculture? 
#ReConnect Farmers and Nature 
NEW FARMERS. The CAP and the challenge of 
European Agriculture. Edition 2018 

Mechelen 

Belgium  

Rimini 

Italy 

204.912,80 

94.507,81 

60% 

60% 

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4 - DIRECT ACTIONS 

Financial Implications 2017-2018 

MEDIA AND WEB 

Year 

Details 

2017  AG-Press seminars in Brussels 
2017-
2018 

AG-Press study trips to Belgium 

AG-Press conference on CAP 
Recruitment of an on-line writer/web 
editor 

Recruitment of 2 webmasters 

2017-
2018 
2017-
2018 
2018  Recruitment of a graphic designer 
2017-
2018 
2017-
2018 
2017-
2018 

(Social media and) Web editor 

Maintenance of e-platform 

Agri social media 

CONFERENCES, FAIRS AND EVENTS 

Place 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

EU 

Budget earmarked 
(€)  

60,000.00 

120,000.00 

0.00 

110,000.00 

160,000.00 

70,000.00 

64,000.00 

120,000.00 

15,000.00 

TOTAL 

719,000.00 

Details 

Place 

Budget earmarked 
(€)   

Year 

2017 

Conference: Taking stock of the 
public consultation 

2017  Agricultural Outlook conference 
Workshop/Seminars on specific 
topics 

2017 

2017  Open days - Brussels 

2017  Maamess Fair - Tartu, Estonia 

2017  Agro Show - Bednary, Poland 

2018 

2017 

IGW 2018 (including GFFA) + SIA 
2018 
Communication material (including 
Food chain model, GI 
communication material) 

2017 

Storage of EC stand 

2017 

Meeting with grant beneficiaries - 
Brussels 

Belgium 

Estonia 

Poland 

73,000.00 

160,000.00 

10,000.00 

70,000.00 

150,000.00 

230,000.00 

300,000.00 

1,072,000.00 

31,000.00 

25,000.00 

TOTAL 

2,121,000.00 

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HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES 

Year 

Details 

Place 

Budget 
earmarked(€)  

2017 

Communication tools for youth and 
schools 
2017 
Edutainment pack (reprint) 
2017  Kids book "Welcome to the farm" 
Publications, storage and 
2017-
dissemination 
2018 
Publications, communication 
material 
Eurobarometer 

2017 

2017 

2017 

Service and maintenance fees to 
Digit for AGRI's website 

400,000.00 

40,000.00 
150,000.00 

100,000.00 

92,000.00 

600,000.00 

100,000.00 

TOTAL 

1,482,000.00 

TOTAL BUDGET EARMARKED 

4,322,000.00 

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION 

Year 

Details 

Amount 

2017  Codelegated toDG COMM 

8,480,000.00 

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List of direct actions financed under the 2018 Budget year on budget line 05.0806 

MEDIA AND WEB 

Year 

Details 

2018  AG-Press seminars in Brussels 

Place 

Belgium 

Budget 
earmarked (€)  

55,000.00 

2018-
2019 

AG-Press study trips to Member States 

Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, 

140,000.00 

2018  AG-Press Conference on the CAP 

Belgium 

60,000.00 

2018-
2019 

Agri social media promotion and 
influencers 

2018-
2019 

2018-
2019 

2018-
2019 

2016-
2017 

2018-
2019 

Contracting of a senior online writer/web 
editor 

Contracting  2 graphic designers 

Contracting 2 webmasters 

Contracting 2 social media and web 
editors 

Maintenance of e-platform 

CONFERENCES, FAIRS AND EVENTS 

Year 

Details 

2018 

"Plant protein" conference 

EU 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Belgium 

TOTAL 

Place 

Austria 

120,000.00 

110,000.00 

140,000.00 

160,000.00 

180,000.00 

15,000.00 

980,000.00 

Budget 
earmarked (€)  

260,000.00 

2018 

Kick-off meeting with grant beneficiaries 

Belgium 

25,000.00 

2018-
2019 

2018 

Communication material (including new 
animation) 
Workshops/Seminars on specific topics, 
including P.O. conference and 
roundtables on the new greening 
architecture of the CAP 

Belgium 

486,000.00 

Belgium 

170,000.00 

2018 

Agrobalt 2018 

Lithuania 

130,000.00 

2018 

Terra Madre (Salone del Gusto) 

2018  Welser Messe 

Italy 

Austria 

180,000.00 

230,000.00 

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2018 

 EU Open Days 

2019 

AGRARIA 2019 (April 2019) 

2018-
2019 

2019 

Storage of EC Stand 

Participation in the Grüne Woche and 
Salon International de l'Agriculture 2019 

2018 

Agricultural Outlook conference 

Brussels 

Romania 

Belgium 

80,000.00 

245,000.00 

20,000.00 

Berlin, Paris 

400,000.00 

Belgium 

TOTAL 

190,000.00 

2,416,000.00 

HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES 

Details 

Place 

New recipe book 

Publications for kids (revamping) 

Publications  

Service and maintenance fees for AGRI 
website 

Year 

2018-
2019 

2018 

2018 

2018-
2019 

Budget 
earmarked (€)  

250,000.00 

200,000.00 

6,000.00 

35,000.00 

2018 

Publications, storage and dissemination  

59,000.00 

TOTAL 

550,000.00 

TOTAL BUDGET EARMARKED 

3,946,000.00 

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION 

Year 

Details 

2018 

Co-delegated to DG COMM 

Amount (€) 

6,560,000.00 

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